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jux·ta·pose

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es

To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

ETYMOLOGY:
French juxtaposer : Latin ixt, close by; see yeug- in Indo-European roots + French poser, to place (from Old French; see pose¹)

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